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Welterweight

3 Rounds

Dennis Hallman won · U-DEC R3

Elo1379

Elo1490

Ben SaundersvsDennis HallmanUFC Prediction Result

UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen · Saturday, August 7, 2010Oakland, California, USA

Official fight result

Dennis Hallman won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupBen Saunders: Well-roundedvsDennis Hallman: Submission grappler

Well-rounded fighters can dictate where this happens. The grappler needs scrambles to find their entries.

Model Prediction: Ben Saunders wins(57.4%)

Actual result: Dennis Hallman wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Ben Saunders at -300 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

Ben Saunders enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
Ben Saunders has 41pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
Ben Saunders has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Ben Saunders

Red Corner

Dennis Hallman

Blue Corner

-300

(75%)

Vegas Odds

+250

(29%)

1379

Elo

1490

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Orthodox

6'2"

Height

5'9"

195.58 cm

Reach

182.88 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Ben SaundersL4 streak

oldest →

KOvs Jake Ellenberger · Jun 18

SUBvs Sergio Moraes · Sep 18

KOvs Lyman Good · Nov 18

KOvs Takashi Sato · Apr 19

KOvs Matt Brown · Dec 19

latest

Dennis Hallman

oldest →

KOvs Karo Parisyan · Nov 10

KOvs Brian Ebersole · Aug 11

SUBvs John Makdessi · Dec 11

latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Ben SaundersMetricDennis Hallman

3.23

Strikes / min

1.12

3.58

Strikes absorbed / min

1.96

51%

Strike defense

43%

0.20

TDs / 15 min

1.79

66%

Takedown defense

25%

1.30

Sub atts / 15 min

2.10

Net striking (SLpM − SApM)

-0.35evenly matched on net striking-0.84

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Ben SaundersDennis Hallman

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

Ben Saunders(10 fights)Dennis Hallman(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating

Red -111.4|Blue +111.4

Recent Form

Red -1.0|Blue +1.0

Striker Score

Red -48.0|Blue +48.0

Grappler Score

Red -49.7|Blue +49.7

Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Ben SaundersTargetDennis Hallman

By target zone

57% acc · 57%

Head

49% acc · 86%

87% acc · 43%

Body

50% acc · 4%

Leg

75% acc · 11%

By position

59% acc · 67%

Distance

21% acc · 11%

91% acc · 33%

Clinch

50% acc · 14%

Ground

64% acc · 75%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

Ben Saunders rounds

even

Dennis Hallman rounds

Round 1Dennis Hallman edged it

Sig. strikes1

Takedowns0

Control0:00

9Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

4:50Control

Round 2Dennis Hallman edged it

Sig. strikes6

Takedowns0

Control0:00

9Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

4:12Control

Round 3Ben Saunders edged it

Sig. strikes23

Takedowns0

Control0:00

10Sig. strikes

1Takedowns

2:47Control

Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

30 / 45

Sig Strikes

28 / 55

73.7%

Sig Str %

51.3%

54 / 72

Total Strikes

96 / 132

0 / 0

TDs

3 / 6

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TD %

61%

Sub Att

Rev

0:00

Ctrl Time

11:49

Round-by-Round

Round	Fighter	Sig Str	Total Str	TD	Sub
1	Dennis Hallman	9 / 19	25 / 38	1 / 3	0
1	Ben Saunders	1 / 1	9 / 11	0 / 0	0
2	Dennis Hallman	9 / 15	38 / 46	1 / 1	0
2	Ben Saunders	6 / 12	11 / 17	0 / 0	1
3	Dennis Hallman	10 / 21	33 / 48	1 / 2	0
3	Ben Saunders	23 / 32	34 / 44	0 / 0	0

Ben Saunders

StanceOrthodox

Height74.0"

Reach77.0"

Fights14

Dennis Hallman

StanceOrthodox

Height69.0"

Reach72.0"

Fights4